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Cumulus Mediocris over Fort Davis

2019-01-24 By Roger Edwards

Cumulus Mediocris over Fort Davis

One of the most common cloud types over land or water, whether at high elevation or low, or in between as here, cumulus mediocris (middle-depth) decorate the skies above unstable boundary layers. When convective clouds are present at such depth and density from late morning through early afternoon, as true here, deeper development into thunderstorms may be drawing nigh. In this case, the dryline mixed off the Davis Mountains for a short distance soon after this shot, and thunderstorms did form to the east within about 3 hours.

Fort Davis TX (22 May 15) Looking ENE
30.6001, -103.892

Filed Under: Mini Cloud Atlas Tagged With: clouds, convection, cumulus, cumulus mediocris, Fort Davis, landscapes, mountains, National Parks, Texas, weather

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Welcome to SkyPix, an online photo book of clouds, weather and water by Roger Edwards. As in a printed coffee-table book, every image has its own page with a unique story. After all, meaningful photography is much more than just picture-taking; it is visually rendering a moment in place and time from a perspective like none other. As a scientist and an artist, I hope my deep passion for the power and splendor of our skies and waters shines through in these pages. If you are a cloud and weather aficionado, outdoor enthusiast, outdoor or nature photographer, art lover, or anyone who craves learning, enjoy...

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